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US Plant Patent PP15878

Meibionel

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meibionel’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 9, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 5, 2023. This patent earned 66 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15878, the photograph of Meibionel printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15878, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP15878
Filed
December 5, 2003
Granted
July 19, 2005
Expires
February 9, 2024
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Floribunda Class is provided which abundantly forms on a nearly continuous basis attractive double deep scarlet red blossoms that well retain their coloration upon maturity. The growth habit is compact bushy. Very dense dark green semi-matte to semi-glossy foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. A well-branched plant develops following budding and grafting. Above average disease tolerance especially with respect to Black Spot is displayed. The new variety is well suited for growing in containers and in smaller gardens.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a compact bushy growth habit, (b) forms in abundance in clusters on a nearly continuous basis attractive double deep scarlet red blossoms that well retain their coloration upon maturity, (c) forms very dense dark green semi-matte to semi-glossy foliage, (d) develops a well-branched plant following budding and grafting, and (e) exhibits above average disease tolerance for a rose plant of this Class; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15878 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.